Friday night was the Livingston Holiday Stroll. It was just another reason to adore this town. The kids & I got a head start & decorated ornaments at one of the art galleries on Main. We grabbed a snack at The Pickle Barrel & saw Santa. After Santa we visited the residents at the senior center & purchased some of their handmade items. We then headed back to the Subaru to wait for Tyson to get off work. The 4 of us took a picture with creepy frosty & then hopped on the big Yellowstone tour bus for a drive around town. We grabbed hot cocoa & had dinner at the mexican restaurant in town before we went home for the evening.
Saturday we spent the day in the Bozeman area. The boys went thrifting & I had a crochet class. They picked me up & we grabbed lunch then drove to Belgrade. We are in the early stages of house-hunting & Belgrade is our second choice for cities to settle down in so we looked at a few homes that caught our eye.
Sunday we finally got our tree! Our permit was purchased earlier in the week & Tyson had picked up a new bow saw. The six of us hopped in the cruiser & headed to Pine Creek. It was our first time up since the wildfire & it was a relief to see very little burn along the trail. We hiked up to the waterfall before looking for our tree. On the way down we were all getting cranky & hungry so Tyson headed off the trail to find a tree while the dogs, boys, & I took a break. Once he found one we all made our way to it, Tyson & Presley cut it down, & we took it to the truck. =) We spent the rest of the day decorating it. Our lovely 8 ft tall Charlie Brown tree.
